Basic parts for creating a web page

1. The Banner

This is your web identity. Who you are, and why you have invited folks to your web site! Contains a title as an <h1>heading element and/or logo an image <img>. It is here where you put your "slug line" <p> </p> element. You might have a personal or company motto The motto goes here... A posse ad esse - From possibility to actuality.

2. Hyper Links and Navigation Menus

VISUAL representation of the "internet"

Links

The <a></a> anchor element is what make the internet work. Also referred to as a hyperlink, The HTML link element is clickable content within a web page that leads to another page, another web site or another section of the same page.

Navigation Menus

are links formatted as a list. The menus are displayed either horizonally or vertically. The Navigation elements are document Links, bookmarks, and mailto: links that use the <a></a> anchor element.

Forms

An interactive set of "elements" that allow clients (web page visitors) to communicate with you sending you text and other information in a secure manner.

3. Main Content --The Purpose

Contains headings, sub-headings, paragraphs, images, videos and interactive elements. This is where you state the reason why you want people visiting your web site.

4. The Footer

Contains Legal, copyright, and privacy information. If you have a large web site a link to a site map, and a search engine form.

5. XHTML + CSS and XHTML No CSS

We will build a website using a simple xhtml text editor and several web browsers. eXtensive hypertext markup language, xhtml, gives the web page content. Cascading Style Sheets, CSS provide the "styling" for our pages